Fabric & Cutting Requirements & Materials Needed:
* 7” X 9” Pellon Insul-Fleece, batting, or waterproof sheet
* 2” X ½ wof – 1 print (will be used for decorative strips)
* 2” X 7” – 6 different prints (I used binding ends when I put the original mug rug together)
* Thread to match fabrics
* 1/4 yd. print...base and binding…first cut a 7” X 9” base piece & then cut 1 – 2 ¼” strip for binding (you will need at least 34” to bind the mug rug)
* 4 1/2” X 10” print...pocket
* 3” X 10” print...pocket
* ½” X 4” green rick rack – flower stem
* Scrap print...appliqué
* Scrap fusible bonding
Use ¼” seam allowances unless otherwise instructed.
Before you start you will need to cut either a 7” X 9” piece of Pellon Insul-Fleece, which is waterproof, a piece of batting or I cut a piece from a waterproof sheet that I bought. If you want the rug to be waterproof, I would recommend either the Insul-Fleece or the waterproof sheet.
Take your 2” strips and press them in half lengthwise, wrong sides together. Your 2” X ½ wof, press in half lengthwise, wrong sides together and cut 2 – 7” lengths. Lay your 7” X 9” base piece (right side down), your inner product, whatever you chose, and lay the first folded strip at the top along the 7” edge of the piece and stitch ¼” along the raw edge. The second strip overlaps the stitching of the first strip, either laying it straight or you can offset it at a diagonal, as shown on the photo. Layer the next 6 consecutive strips as you have started, either overlapping straight or on a diagonal, alternating them back and forth. You should have 8 strips sewn on, the first and last being the same fabric.
PROCEED WITH POCKET & FLOWER APPLIQUE